Burner.



H. M. WILEY.

BURNER.

APPLIOATION FILED APB.. 17, 1913. 1 O78 830 Patented sept.23,1913.

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HARRY M. WILEY, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

BURNER.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HARRY M. WILEY, a cit-izen of the United States of America, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Vashington, have invented cer* tain new and useful Improvements in Burners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention pertains to hydrocarbonnew and improved burner for use in fire boxes of boilers and other apparatus more especially designed to burn crude oil and arranged to develop a constant flame for producing a high degree of heat in the fire-box or other combustion chamber, and at the same time insuring complete combustion wit-hout the production of smoke and obnoxious unburned gases.

Another object of the invention is to produce-the greatest possible quantity of heat from the fuel oil.

The invention consists of the novel features and parts and combinations of the same hereinafter fully described and pointed out and embodied in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1, is a central, longitudinal sectional view of the burner complete with broken-away views ofA the connections with a source of oil and of steam supply and a broken-away view of the nozzle taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 2, is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the detail construction in which like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views, I have shown a cylindrical oil chamber 1() surrounding a centrally disposed steam passage way 11 extending longitudinally therethrough. At one end of the steam passage way 11 is secured a conduit 12, opening into the passage way 11 and leading to a source of steam supply. At the opposite end of the passage way 11 is secured a globular-shaped mixing chamber 13 opening into the passage way 11, and having a nozzle 1li leading therefrom. Opening' into the oil chamber 10 is a conduit 15 leading to a source of oil supply. Opening from the oil chamber 10 into the steam passage way 11 as at 1G is a valve 17 adapted for manual adjustment. Attached to the end of the valve 17 by means of the stem 18 is a disk 19 occupying a position within the passage way 1l.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led April 17, 1913.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913. seriai No. 761,847.

The wall 20 of the passage way 11 is thickened on one side as at 21 with a gradual increase in thickness extending into the passage way 11 as it approaches the entrance 22 to the mixing chamber 13, such thickness `being in a diagonal form as related to the the outside of the furnace. A supply of oil.

is turned into the chamber 10 through the conduit 15 and a supply of live, dry steam turned into the passage way 11 through the conduit 12. The heat of the steam passing through the passageway 11 heats the oil in the chamber 10. The valve 17 leading from the chamber 10 into the passage way 11 is opened to supply an adequate amount of oil to be added to the steam in the passage way. The oil after passing through the valve 17 strikes against the disk 19 breaking and atomizing the oil, thereby assisting 1n the general diffusion of the oil and the steam. lhe steam coming into the passage way 11 through the conduit 12 on its way to the mixing chamber 13 is given a whirling motion by the dellector 21, causing the mixture of steam and oil to take a winding passage through the mixing chamber 13 in the direction of the arrows, thereby causing a thorough co-mingling of the particles of oil and steam, after which the mixture passes through the nozzle 14 and is burned at a jet at the end 1li of the nozzle 14:. After a great heat has been generated from the action of the steam and the burning at the jet, the mixture of steam and oil is more thorough, vaporizing the lighter constituents of the oil. This gives the maximum amount of heat obtainable from the oil and leaves comparatively ne waste in the form of smoke or unconsumed gases.

What I claim is,

1. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a nozzle, a mixing chamber and a passageway, the mixing chamber being between the nozzle and the passageway and opening into each, an oil chamber surrounding the passageway, a conduit opening into the oil chamber leading to a source of oilsupply, a conduitopening into the passageway and lleading toa source of steam supply and a valve leading from the oil chamber into the passageway, together with a disk suspended into the passageway from the end of the Valve and in the path of the oil passing from the oill Chamber to the passageway.

2. A hydrocarbon burner Comprising af nozzle, a mixing chamber and-apassageway,

the vmixing chamber being kbetween the nozzle and the passageway and opening into each, Aan oil chamber surrounding the passageway, a conduit opening intoY the oil chamber leading to a source of oil supply,a

conduit opening into the passageway and leading ,to a source of steam supply and a valve'leading from the oil chamber into the passageway, together with an atomizer and `HARRY vEl. vLEY.

Vitnesses y GEORGE W. SOMMER, 'SAMUEL A. SMART.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve vcents each, by addressing the Commissioner of 'Patents,

Washington, 20:02 f 

